Within and across country variations in treatment of patients with heart failure and diabetes.
Zeynep OrKosta ShatrovAnne PenneauWalter P WodchisOlukorede AbionaCarl Rudolf BlankartNicholas BowdenEnrique Bernal-DelgadoHannah KnightLuca LorenzoniAlberto MarinoIrene PapanicolasKristen RileyLeila PelletFrancisco Estupiñán-RomeroKees van GoolJose F FigueroaPublished in: Health services research (2021)
Distribution of health care consumption in different settings varies within countries, but there are also some common treatment patterns across all countries. Clinicians and policy makers need to look into these differences in care utilization by sex and care setting to determine whether they are justified or indicate suboptimal care.